This separate section of the Rahumäe municipal cemetery is an active Jewish cemetery. Located off a public road, it is fenced and equipped with a lockable gate. In several places, however, the fence is missing or needs repair. A shed and a 1910 wooden building for religious purposes are located at the site. ...Read more »

Bones removed from a medieval Jewish cemetery in Toledo, Spain, which were discovered last year during construction work at the site, were reburied on Sunday in their original tombs. Last November, bones from 105 graves had been unearthed while construction took place to extend a secondary school in Toledo. ...Read more »

Cemeteries Vandalised in Germany, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland and Russia – Germany: Cemetery Consecrated at Former Camp Site – Memorial Stone Unveiled – Schoolchildren Clean Cemetery – Poland: Gravestones Returned to Cemetery – Schoolchildren Take Care of Cemetery – Construction at Cemetery Site. ...Read more »

Following the completion of preliminary legislative research on the situation for Jewish burial grounds in Hungary and Ukraine, new pieces of legislation have been added to the Lo Tishkach online compendium. ...Read more »

Established in 1775 as a municipal cemetery, the land on which Oradea (Velenta) Jewish cemetery is located was purchased by the local Jewish community in 1800. The first burial took place in 1801; the last in 1952. The cemetery is located off a public road, is fenced and has a lockable gate ...Read more »